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Wiggins is a small town of 4,293 people in Stone County, Mississippi. It's about 30 miles from Gulfport, MS and 230 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $883 a month.
4,293people
$113kTypical home
$883/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,293
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Gulfport, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$711/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,694 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GPT airport
- 90 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+58 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk